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    Default Beer of the Week (w/e 8th January 2012)

    rpadam: Harvey's Old Ale
    Alesonly: Theakston Old Peculier
    Oggwyn Trench: Corvedale Dark and Delicious
    PaulOfHorsham: The Kernel India Export Porter
    Thuck Phat: Titanic Full Steam Ahead
    oldboots: Black Sheep Ruddy Ram
    Wittenden: Ascot Anastasia's Exile Stout
    Old Blue: Surrey Hills Greensand IPA
    Bucking Fastard: Vale Waes Hael
    RogerB: Arkells Kingsdown Special Ale
    ROBCamra: Marston's Single Hop Wai-Iti
    Pubsignman: Salopian Oracle
    Quinno: Marble Ginger
    Spinko: Loddon Ferryman's Gold

    Harvey's Old Ale in the village club - first time we've managed to get in - fantastic stuff...
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    Quote Originally Posted by rpadam View Post
    Harvey's Old Ale in the village club - first time we've managed to get in - fantastic stuff...
    No more beer this week then rp? Or is this on the wrong thread?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ROBCamra View Post
    No more beer this week then rp? Or is this on the wrong thread?
    It was just an assumption (rash or otherwise) that I wouldn't get a better pint all week!

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    Default Harveys Old Ale

    An interesting description from the non-pub related 'Caught by the River' blog:

    http://caughtbytheriver.net/2010/02/...s-old-ale-4-3/

    (Northern beer aficionados might like the description about the head on this particular pint...)

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    Very Dry week Again only Two Pints of Old Peculier and that was on Monday.

    So this weeks Ale is Theakstons Old Peculier.
    Don't You just hate Pubs that say
    ( We don't stock any Real Ales as theres Just no call for it.)

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    Decent session yesterday

    Skinners - Betty Stoggs
    Coach House - Coachmans Best Bitter
    Corvedale - Dark and Delicious
    Salamander - Scavangers Daughter
    Empire - Enter the Dragon
    Wychwood - Bah Humbug
    Wye Valley - Dorothy Goodbody Golden Ale

    BOTW Corvedale - Dark and Delicious , a gorgeous dark bitter from deepest Shropshire
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    Finally finished the Christmas Hophead, which restricted other opportunities. However, at St. Pancras station, I did pick up a bottle (500ml) of The Kernel India Export Porter (6.5%) and I'm glad I did. Wow! Really hoppy, but Porter-like at the same time. Bottle-conditioned, but one of the good ones.

    Must spend more time investigating this brewer in 2012.
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    Only two to choose from this week but both excellent: Oakham Bishops Farewell and BOTW Titanic Full Steam Ahead. A traditional best bitter colour but with a lovely bitterness which demands another pint or two and at 4.4% that works very well.

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    An interesting week for beer, as we approach the voting for the 2013 GBG I've been in some odd pubs and drunk some beers different to my usuals,

    Tetley's (Black Country) Bitter comes to mind although it has a Yorkshire taste and in of two pubs in one village, one was great the other was average. Old Peculiar was another beer I've not had for a while and it was pretty good, as was a Golden Pippin I had out in the sticks, Goose Eye Chinook is another superb beer I haven't had for a while but all in all I'm plumping for a Black Sheep seasonal in Ruddy Ram a porter but they don't admit it on the clip. Excellent and well balanced no overwhelming nasty patent black sourness as with, well just for example; Salamander Stand & Deliver Porter which is probably "one to avoid" never mind a BABOTW.

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    A mixed,dare I say jaded,week for beer. Two pub visits,three unshattering beers:
    Badger: Pickled Partridge, a reasonable ruddy ale,fairly friuty, bit of hop.
    Badger: Tanglefoot-a dull, inoffensive thin fruitcake.
    Sheps:Late Red, seems disapointingly cloying this year, or is this just me?

    The week was redeemed by a bottle of Ascot's Anastasia's Exile Stout.Jet black crisp and moreish, with coffee and dried fruit. Much more approacheable than the Imperial Russian Stouts that I also love.
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